Nikolai Durov
Nikolai Durov | |
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Николай Дуров | |
| Born | 21 November 1980 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Russia Saint Kitts and Nevis Latvia France |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University, University of Bonn |
| Occupation(s) | Programmer, mathematician |
| Known for | Founding VK Founding Telegram Messenger |
| Father | Valery Durov |
| Relatives | Pavel Durov (brother) |
| Awards | St. Petersburg Mathematical Society Young Mathematician Prize (2006) |
| Website | www |
Nikolai Valeryevich Durov (Russian: Николай Валерьевич Дуров; born 21 November 1980) is a Russian programmer and mathematician. He is the elder brother of Pavel Durov, with whom he founded the social networking site VK and later Telegram Messenger.